Ch 1: Prehistory

About This Chapter

Review video lessons that examine the arts, religions, technologies and other advancements made by civilizations from the Stone Age to Bronze Age. With each prehistory lesson is a short quiz you can use to assess your understanding of these topics.

Prehistory - Chapter Summary and Learning Objectives

How did human civilizations advance throughout the ages? This chapter can fill you in! Watch fun videos to learn about the major developments from the Stone Age to Bronze Age. Lessons explore the agricultural revolution, development of past hierarchical structures, empire creation, pastoralism and more. Included in this chapter are lesson quizzes and a chapter exam to assess your understanding of these concepts. If you need to review specific portions of the videos, use clickable timelines that allow you to revisit key topics. Topics in this chapter include:

The last ice age and Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

Mother goddess and mystery cults

Population migrations, the Great Flood and the invention of cities

Tools of empire creation

Nomadic Pastoralism, horse people and the meaning of civilization

Video

Objective

The Last Ice Age: Thawing Ice and New Human Opportunities

Explore human opportunities that arose following the end of the last ice age.

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution: Causes and Implications

Review the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution along with its causes and consequences.

Development of Hierarchical Structures: Chiefs to Emperors in History

Study how hierarchal structures from chiefs to emperors developed historically.

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